VALENTINES DAY

 

Daniela Serrano & Lluvia López

Valentine´s Day in Mexico is one of the most popular festivities of the year. On February 14th, we can see a lot of people buying  gifts, flowers and balloons .This day is very busy  for almost everyone because they give something special to their love ones as a  way to express their feelings. And many of them even  have a romantic dinner at an  expensive restaurant.

But how do people in other countries celebrate this day?

We interviewed five  foreign people from different countries about it. For most of them, to people in their countries Valentine´s Day is  pretty much what we have here in Mexico, although many of them have similar ideas about it, they all agreed with the fact that what really matters is Love. For this kind of people, gifts aren't actually as important as being with somebody special on that day and the whole year long. More than cards, chocolates, or flowers; phone calls, acts of affection, and time are way more meaningful than goods. They also referred Valentine´s Day as a commercial day because people just buy unnecessary things. In other words if you really want to show your affection to others , you can give a present every day with them without buying anything, but instead  sharing something cute made  by yourself such as: a love letter written by hand, with lot of heart drawings on the frame, or  If you are not shy, you could even  sing for that loved person. And this is another advice for girls: cooking a dessert  could be a good option to make anybody fall in love with you.

As you can see there are many simple ways to make  somebody smile and you don't really need to buy expensive gifts anyway. Above all,  It isn't  necessary to wait until February 14th since you have many days during the rest of the year to say that loved person “ I love you ”

So, why should we wait for Valentines day to show our love as it really is..?

Interviews 

This guy is from Germany, his 21 years old. At first he started talking to us in German but later he changed to English. He seemed to be just ok with Valentine’s Day due to he mentioned he would just do the typical things like have a dinner or buy flowers for his girlfriend.  

This is a couple. He said to him Valentine’s Day was a commercial day and he didn’t seemed to be a big Fan of it but about spending time with the people he cares for. She seemed more ok with the idea of giving something specially to his family. 

This two ladies were friends to each other. One of them came from England and the other from us. They had just arrived to Puebla and they seemed to be enjoying it. They seemed to be just ok with the idea of Valentine’s Day though they also preferred People´s Company.